CONTENTS OF VOL. I. Preface v Introduction. I. Definition and Division of Theology xvii II. A Short Sketch of the History of Theology xviii III. The Special Task of Theology at the Present Time — The Plan 1 BOOK I. THE SOURCES OF THEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE. THE OBJECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF THEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE. Chap. I. — Divine Revelation. § 1. Notion of Revelation — Three Degrees of Revelation 3 § 2. The Nature and Subject-matter of Natural Revelation 4 § 3. The Object and Necessity of a Positive Revelation — Its Supernatural Character 6 § 4. The Subject-matter of Supernatural Revelation — Mysteries 8 § 5. The Province of Revelation 11 § 6. Progress of Revelation 13 Chap. II. — The Transmission of Revelation. § 7. The Protestant Theory and the Catholic Theory concerning the Mode of transmitting and enforcing Revelation 16 § 8. Further Explanation of the Catholic Theory 18 PART I. § 9. Demonstration of the Catholic Theory 20 § 10. Organization of the Teaching Apostolate — Its Relations with the Two Powers and the Two Hierarchical Orders instituted by Christ 32 § 11. Organization of the Apostolate (continued) — Organization of the Teaching Body 35 § 12. Organization of the Apostolate (continued) — The Auxiliary Members of the Teaching Body 40 § 13. Organization of the Apostolate (continued) — Organic Union between the Teaching Body and the Body of the Faithful 43 § 14. Organization of the Apostolate (concluded) — External and Internal Indefectibility of Doctrine and Faith in the Church — Recapitulation 45 § 15. Gradual Progress in the Transmission of Revelation — Apostolic Deposit : Ecclesiastical Tradition : Rule of Faith 47 Chap. III. — The Apostolic Deposit of Revelation. § 16. Holy Scripture the Written Word of God 50 § 17. Holy Scripture as a Source of Theological Knowledge 56 § 18. The False and Self-contradictory Position of Holy Scripture in the Protestant System 58 § 19. The Position and Functions of Holy Scripture in the Catholic System 61 § 20. Decisions of the Church on the Text and Interpretation of Holy Scripture 63 § 21. The Oral Apostolic Deposit— Tradition, in the Narrower Sense of the Word 66 Chap. IV. — Ecclesiastical Tradition. § 22. Origin and Growth of Ecclesiastical Tradition 71 § 23. The Various Modes in which Traditional Testimony is given in the Church 73 § 24. Documentary Tradition, the Expression of the Living Tradition 76 § 25. Rules for demonstrating Revealed Truth from Ecclesiastical Tradition 77 § 26. The Writings of the Fathers 79 § 27. The Writings of Theologians 81 Chap. V. — The Rule of Faith. § 28. The Rule of Faith considered generally ; and also specially in its Active Sense 85 § 29. Dogmas and Matters of Opinion 88 § 30. Definitions and Judicial Decisions considered generally 91 § 31. Papal Judgments and their Infallibility 94 § 32. General Councils 97 § 33. The Roman Congregations — Local or Particular Councils 101 § 34. Dogmatic Censures 103 § 35. Development of Dogma 105 § 36. The Chief Dogmatic Documents — Creeds and Decrees 108 PART II. THEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE CONSIDERED IN ITSELF, OR SUBJECTIVELY. Chap. I. — Faith. § 37. Etymology of the various words used for Faith — The true Notion of Faith 112 § 38. Nature of Theological Faith 115 § 39. The Formal Object or Motive of Faith 118 § 40. The Subject-matter of Faith 119 § 41. The Motives of Credibility 122 § 42. Faith and Grace 128 § 43. Man's Co-operation in the Act of Faith — Faith a Free Act 131 § 44. The Supreme Certitude of Faith 132 § 45. Necessity of Faith 135 Chap. II. — Faith and Understanding. § 46. Doctrine of the Vatican Council on the Understanding of Faith 138 § 47. Theological Knowledge 140 § 48. Scientific Character of Theology 141 § 49. The Rank of Theology among the Sciences 142 § 50. The three great branches of Theology : Fundamental, Positive, and Speculative 143 § 51. Relation between Reason and Faith 146 § 52. Theology as a Sacred Science 150 § 53. Progress of Theological Science 151 BOOK II. GOD. PART I. GOD CONSIDERED AS ONE IN SUBSTANCE. Chap. I. — Our Knowledge of God. A. — Natural Knowledge of God. § 54. Natural Knowledge of God considered generally 158 § 55. The Demonstration of the Existence of God 161 § 56. Out Conception of the Divine Essence and the Divine Attributes 164 § 57. Contents and Limits of our Natural Knowledge of God 168 B. — Supernatural Knowledge of God. § 58. Revealed Names of God 169 § 59. The Doctrine concerning God as defined by the Church, especially in the Vatican Council 172 Chap. II. — The Essence And Attributes Of God, Considered Generally. § 60. Fundamental Conception of God's Essence and Nature 175 § 61. The Perfection of the Divine Being 177 § 62. Our Conception of the Divine Attributes — Classification 179 Chap. III. — The Negative Attributes of God. § 63. The Simplicity of God 182 § 64. The Infinity of God 185 § 65. The Immutability of God 188 § 66. The Inconfusibility of God 191 § 67. The Immensity of God 193 § 68. The Eternity of God 195 § 69. The Invisibility of God 197 § 70. The Incomprehensibility of God 200 § 71. The Ineffability of God 201 Chap. IV. — The Positive Attributes of God. A. — Internal Attributes. § 72. The Unity of God 203 § 73. God, the Objective Truth 204 § 74. God, the Objective Goodness 205 § 75. God, the Absolute Beauty 206 B. — External Attributes. § 76. The Omnipotence of God 208 § 77. The Omnipresence of God 211 Chap. V. — The Divine Life. § 78. The Divine Life in general — Its Absolute Perfection 214 § 79. The Divine Knowledge in general 215 § 80. God's Knowledge of the Free Actions of His Creatures 219 § 81. The Divine Wisdom in relation to its External Activity — The Divine Ideas 225 §82. The Nature and Attributes of the Divine Will considered generally 227 § 83. The Absolute Freedom of God's Will 230 § 84. The Affections (Affectus) of the Divine Will, especially Love 233 § 85. The Moral Perfection of the Divine Will 238 § 86. The Justice of God 241 § 87. God's Mercy and Veracity 246 § 88. Efficacy of the Divine Will — Its Dominion over Created Wills 248 § 89. The Divine Will as Living Goodness and Holiness — God the Substantial Holiness 253 § 90. The Beatitude and Glory of the Divine Life 254 PART II. THE DIVINE TRINITY. Chap. I. — The Dogma. § 91. The Dogma of the Trinity as formulated by the Church 259 Chap. II. — The Trinity in Scripture. § 92. The Trinity in the New Testament 265 § 93. The Doctrine of the New Testament on God the Son 269 § 94. The Doctrine of the New Testament on the Holy Ghost 277 § 95. The Doctrine of the Old Testament on the Trinity 283 Chap. III. — The Trinity in Tradition. § 96. The Ante-Nicene Tradition on the Divine Trinity and Unity 287 § 97. The Consubstantiality of the Son defined by the Council of Nicsea 290 § 98. The Tradition of East and West on the Consubstantiality of the Holy Ghost with the Father and the Son 294 § 99. The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Divine Hypostases and Persons — Definition of Hypostasis and Person as applied to God 308 § 100. The Distinction of the Divine Persons in particular, and their Distinctive Marks 312 Chap. IV. — The Evolution of the Trinity from the Fecundity of the Divine Life. § 101. The Origins in God resulting from the Fecundity of the Divine Life as Absolute Wisdom 316 § 102. The Productions in God are True Productions of an Inner Manifestation (1) of the Divine Knowledge through Word and Image ; and (2) of the Divine Love through Aspiration, Pledge, and Gift 320 § 103. The Perfect Immanence of the Divine Productions ; the Substantiality of their Products as Internal Expression of the Substantial Truth and Internal Effusion of the Substantial Sanctity 323 § 104. The Divine Productions as Communications of Essence and Nature ; the Divine Products as Hypostases or Persons 325 § 105. The Special Names of the Divine Productions as Communications of Life in analogy with Generation and Spiration in the Animal Kingdom — The Personal Names Father, Son, and Holy Ghost — The Economy (olicovofila) of the Divine Persons 331 § 106. Complete Unity of the Produced Persons with their Principle, resulting from their Immanent Origin : Similarity, Equality, Identity, Inseparability, and Co-inherence {xepixvpyvis) 336 § 107. The Appropriation of the Common Names, Attributes, and Operations to Particular Persons 340 § 108. The Temporal Mission of the Divine Persons 343 § 109. The Trinity a Mystery but not a Contradiction 349 § 110. The Position and Importance of the Mystery of the Trinity in Revelation 351 BOOK III. CREATION AND THE SUPERNATURAL ORDER. PART I. CREATION. Chap. I. — The Universe Created by God. § 111. The Origin of all Things by Creation out of Nothing 358 § 112. Simultaneous Beginning of the World and of Time 361 § 113. God the Conservator of all Things 363 § 114. God the Principle of all Created Action 365 Chap. II. — The Universe Created for God. § 115. Essential Relation of Creatures to God as the Final Object of their Being, Activity, and Tendencies 369 § 116. The Providence of God 372 § 117. The World the Realization of the Divine Ideal 374 Chap. III. — The Angels. § 118. The Nature, Existence, and Origin of the Angels 376 § 119. Attributes of the Angels — Incorruptibility and Relation to Space 378 § 120. The Natural Life and Work of the Angels 379 § 121. Number and Hierarchy of the Angels 382 Chap. IV. — The Material Universe. § 122. Theological Doctrines concerning the Material World generally 383 § 123. The Doctrinal Portions of the Mosaic Hexahemeron 384 Chap. V. — Man. § 124. Interpretation of Gen. i. 26: "Let Us make man to Our image and likeness " 389 § 125. Man the Image of God 392 § 126. The Likeness to God in Man and Woman 395 § 127. Essential Constitution of Man 397 § 128. Production of the First Woman — The Essence of Marriage 400 § 129. Reproduction of Human Nature 404 § 130. Descent of all Mankind from One Pair of Progenitors, and the consequent Unity of the Human Race 410 § 131. Division and Order of the Vital Forces in Man 412 § 132. The Spiritual Side of Human Nature 413 § 133. The Animal Side of Human Nature 418 § 134. Natural Imperfections, or the Animal Character of the Spiritual Life (ratio inferior) in Man, and its Consequences 421 § 135. Natural Destiny of Rational Creatures — Their Position in the Universe 425 PART II. THE SUPERNATURAL ORDER. Chap. I. — General Theory of the Supernatural and of Grace. § 136. Notion of the Supernatural and of Supernature 430 § 137. General Notion of Divine Grace 434 § 138. The Chief Errors concerning the Supernatural 437 Chap. II. — Theory of the Absolutely Supernatural. § 139. Doctrine of Holy Scripture on the Supernatural Communion with God, considered especially as Communion by Adoptive Sonship 443 § 140. The Teaching of Tradition on Supernatural Union with God: especially on the "Deification" of the Creature 452 § 141. Eternal Life in the Beatific Vision 456 § 142. The Supernatural in our Life on Earth (in statu via) 459 § 143. The Elevating Grace necessary for Salutary Acts 463 § 144. Elevating Grace considered as a Supernatural Habit of the Mental Faculties — The Theological Virtues 465 § 145. The State of Grace the Nobility of the Children of God 468 § 146. The State of Grace (continued)— The Holy Ghost the Substantial Complement of Accidental Grace 472 § 147. The State of Grace (concluded) — Its Character of New Creation — Grace and Free Will 479 § 148. Relation of Nature and Natural Free Will to Grace — The "Obediential" Faculty — The Absolute Gratuity of Grace 483 § 149. Relation of Nature to Grace (continued) — The Process by which Nature is raised to the State of Grace 486 § 150. Nature's Vocation to Grace by a Law of the Creator 490 § 151. Function of the Supernatural Order in the Divine Plan of the Universe 493 Chap. III. — Theory of the Relatively Supernatural. § 152. The Supernatural Endowment of Man's Nature as distinct from the Angels 496 Chap. IV. — Concrete Realization of the Supernatural Order. § 153. The Supernatural in the Angelic World 501 § 154. The Supernatural in Mankind 505 Digitized by Google. 

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